The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09

| She was timid and modest A big bear of .
| lady inspector overhanled her trunks, turned
;nns nnco,ksd bottles and ran bat-nins into
| medicine walls.
What on earth do you expect to find in bot
| tlesf' asked the exasperated lady.
''I have found diamonds before now,r was the
| reioinder.
'.Well, am q reputable woman" said tho
r avsler; Il give you my word have not =,
single contraband article. am very nervous
and i'll. Be good a. to satisfy yourself with
cannot be delayed ia this manner
..You just como this way" said the ofdcial.
She took my unhappy friend into room and
rear.y .h striped nsr urauan. d ~ blew 'nrTuee is
stood in under garment while the examiner
felt Of her corsets. pried into her hustle. and
table thirg was found, ard that a few yards OF
linen in which dress had been pinned. The
poor traveller went home and to bed, 20 i'll that
she is not yat out of danger.
But who can blame the customs peoplei On
this same steamer was French woman who
had three pairs of ear rings which she desired to
A man aboard had curled black hair so thick
and massive that the jewels were hooked in
among his ambrosial locks curling ring laid
over each, and successfully they passed the
Rubicon. But he was not examined by wonn-
an, who would have toyed with his curly hair
until she discovered something.
The wife Of the present John Jacob Astor has
been brought home from Newport very i'll Of
gastric fever, which means that her stomach is
out Of order. "Aha!7 cries the cynic. 'shs il
paying the penalty of high living" Nothing Of
the sort Mrs Astor has for the last ten years. for
fact known to me, and much longer according
to her old friends, lived moderately ON plain,
nutritious food and drunk very little wine. Her
establishment has hashad skilled French cook.
at S., 600 to 81, 600 year, to set the table with
the most elaborate and intricate OF viards. but
for Mrs. Astors own eating especial dishes have
usually been prepared By q nsgress-a typical
old aunty from Maryland. It has for long
time been this womans sole work to cook simple
American things. from the fried chicken of her
native State to the apple dumplings Of Vermont
do not mean to say that Mrs. Astdr's indiees-
tion is not q result of bad diet, but the bulk OF
the food has been such the farmers' wives OF
the United States live on. and not the costly
connections of French chefs for millionaireism.
~
On the Fifth-avenue promenade saw an ele-
CANT and very handsome woman. She wore .
costume of pale gray silk, with draperiss OF
Irish lace, and on her head was bonnet OF
gold-colored tulle, trimmed with white tulle and
Irish laca to correspond. It was rich but
simple and becoming toilet This was the
Countess of Dalhousie our newest arIstocrat
from Britain. She walking the hundred
feet or from store to carriage Along
came a common looking sort of swell English .
man, on whom nobody thought OF turning their
eyes from the pretty woman. That was the
Duke of Marlborough, whom we have been !
abusing. or coddllue, as fancy took rs. for his
notorious career abroad. What struck mo as
interesting in the entarv encounter was the
recognition between tho two titled persons.
The Duke seemed inclined to seop and warmly /,
greet the Countess, but she barely inclined her
proud head in an incipient bow, without a
glimpse of q smile. and eoidlY passed away. Is
was substantially cut direct
Winter before last IL was the swell thing for
the fine ladies of certain society set to make
up parties to 60 to Beefsteak Johns. There
they sat around the old stove. with chunks OF
steak on slices of bread. and drank ale out Of
battered pewter mugs. Last winter it WAS "slurn.
ming" as they called visiting the dives Of New
York. But those places got 30 decent under
Mayor Hewitt that there no fun In them
after awhile. During the summer, at such times
az the ladies got into town. they had mild sort
of an outing the top of the new Fisth-ave
stages This fall the fad for these folks is to go
to the fortune-tellers They make up parties
and visit half q dozen of an evening. A girl told
me she had heard from fate by cards, by palm
istry, by spiritual rnediumship by astrology.
and by . tea-cup. She thought the revelations
of the tea were tho most wonderful. The woman
told her she engaged in something secret
the grave but very using.
'And are you2" asked.
''Why. it is too good to keep to myself" rat
tied Miss Bonton. How the woman found it
out can't say. You know I'm engaged to
Archie Vivant and there are queer stories in
our set about Archie. Il occurred to me that Il
might as well get better acquainted with the
gentleman before l went any further. So T
just wrote him letter and told him was
young married woman who had fallen despsr-
ately in love with him, and desired above all
things to meet him. II he would promise never
to try to see my face. but would allow me to
wear thick veil, would make an appointments
with him. Oh, the scheme suited himI He
I've been out riding with him repeatedly, and
even supped at q hotel out on the Central av-
enue. How he did bog to see my face! Well,
it's awful fun, and Archie, to Keep it mp wears a
mask now. When jumped into the carriage
tho other night he fairly startled me. for he ha1
on a crimson domino. and said if hid my face
SO would he.
when was this7" / asked.
'Night before last
This struck me as strange. as Archie had sat
in front of me that evening at the theater.
Archie, and said to him. sW hats this hear OF
Archie riding out with . veiled ladyr
GOOD mercyp said be. you don't say that's
got outa 1t is some foolish. romantic girl. She's
young and awful nice, though mono OF NJ have
seen her face"
..None Of your exclaimed
s'Why. yes you see she's gone on Archie, but
Archie has passed her around. She il all tied
up in a veil and lace things So Archie got
mask. and she thought that was very interest
ing and all the jollier So it is the expert for
every fellow in the club who is Archie's size to
wear that mask and go riding with that girl
Oh it's great kidding we're giving her."
/ wrote to Addie next morning. don't think
she will mention this little enterprise to Archie
ars sorry that the vsilsd lady has disappeared
CLARA BELLE.
SEVEN MEN MURDERED.